Hip-hop’s origin story — DJ Kool Herc’s 1973 Bronx dance party — channels a naturally visual mythos. In 1973, the world was still enthralled with disco, while Marvin Gaye, Pink Floyd, the Rolling ...

Wild Style is widely regarded as the first film to authentically capture the true essence of Hip-Hop. At a time when the culture was dismissed as a passing fad following the success of “Rapper’s ...

DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — You can kick it old school next Wednesday when the Neon hosts a special screening of the classic film “Beat Street.” After the film, producer/musician/Hip-Hop historian/educator ...

Coming to @criterionchannl August 1 HIP-HOP, an 18-film 50th anniversary celebration! This mixtape of the cultural phenomenon’s finest movie moments features a stunning line-up of legendary musical ...

Hip Hop Film Festival’s 10th anniversary will spotlight Master Cyphers, a three-day Harlem series of film industry talks with a twist. The Hip Hop Film Festival is celebrating its 10th anniversary by ...

The Criterion Channel is bringing Hip-Hop 50 to its archival film slate. From August 1 to November 1, the classic and contemporary cinema streamer will reintroduce films “showcasing raw early ...

EXCLUSIVE: The African American Film Critics Association (AAFCA) will commemorate Hip-Hop’s 50 th anniversary with a screening series that spotlights the genre’s lasting influence on the cinematic ...

According to a Hollywood Reporter report published on Friday (June 14), Nas has gathered a creative team to adapt the 1984 hip-hop film Beat Street into a musical. The veteran rhymer shared the news ...

Two break-dancers, one in a white tracksuit, the other wearing all black, faced off for a battle at a Long Island roller rink on a recent weekday afternoon. While a thumping bass track boomed and a ...

Wild Style is arguably the very first movie and one of the very few that shows the true essence of what Hip Hop is about. When Hip-Hop was being passed off as a fad that wouldn’t last beyond “Rapper’s ...